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What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

ICE detained more than 280 people in the central Ohio area during one week in December January 12, 2026
More than 280 people in central Ohio were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in one week last month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The arrests were made Dec. 16-21 during Operation Buckeye, which ICE launched in Dec. 16. Ohio Immigrant Alliance reported last month that at least 214 people were […]
In wake of Minnesota shooting, questions persist about violent ICE agents in Ohio January 12, 2026
Thousands took to the streets to protest a masked federal officer’s point-blank shooting Wednesday of a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota. As they did, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials didn’t address allegations of persistent violence by officers in Ohio. One, a supervisor, has been charged after dozens of police calls alleging domestic violence against his much […]
Ohio appeals court sends lawsuit related to abortion ban back to trial court January 12, 2026
An Ohio appeals court has rejected efforts to completely undo the state law that includes Ohio’s six-week abortion ban, but left untouched the ruling that struck down the ban itself following voter passage of a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. In a recent ruling from the Ohio First District Court of Appeals, a lawsuit over […]
Measles cases reported in Cuyahoga County, Ohio health director urges vaccination January 12, 2026
The Ohio Department of Health has warned residents about a new outbreak of measles identified in Cuyahoga County. This past Thursday, the department announced the first measles cases of 2026, three children from a household in the Northeast Ohio county. The state health department said all the children were unvaccinated at the time, and had […]
Court extends temporary block on Ohio’s plan to tap unclaimed funds for new Browns stadium January 12, 2026
A state court has extended a temporary block on Ohio’s plan to tap unclaimed funds to help pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park — along with other sports and cultural facilities across the state. A temporary restraining order preventing the state from moving money around was set to expire at 5 […]
Is Ohio’s population decline overrated? January 12, 2026
According to the Ohio Department of Development, Ohio’s population will shrink from 11.8 million people in 2020 to 11.1 million people in 2050. To many policymakers in Ohio, this is a key public policy issue. Last year, Gov. Mike DeWine urged university officials to ramp-up recruitment efforts to “keep more talent in the state of […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"All the Walls Came Down": L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena January 12, 2026
We look at All the Walls Came Down, a new short documentary directed by filmmaker Ondi Timoner that looks back at the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, which destroyed Timoner’s home and left the historically Black community of Altadena in ruins. The film, which has been shortlisted for an Academy Award, follows community organizer […]
"We Had Whistles. They Had Guns": Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good January 12, 2026
We speak with civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong in Minneapolis as protests continue in the city following the killing of activist Renee Good last week. The ICE agent who fatally shot Good in her car has been identified as Jonathan Ross, an Iraq War veteran described by family and friends as a hardcore conservative […]
Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack January 12, 2026
Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in Iran as authorities crack down on protests against inflation and the government’s handling of the economic crisis, with thousands more arrested amid a nationwide communications blackout. The protests started in late December and quickly spread across the country, marking the strongest internal challenge to the Iranian government […]
Headlines for January 12, 2026 January 12, 2026
Over 500 Protesters Killed in Demonstrations in Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Expresses Support for Iranian Protesters as Israel Continues to Strike Gaza, Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide Following the Fatal Shooting of Renee Good, ICE Agent’s Cellphone Video Shows the Minutes Before Renee Good Was Killed, NYT: Venezuela’s Interim President Requests U.S. Help to Seize […]
"Holding Liat": Former Israeli Hostage Says "There Aren't Any Conflicts That Are Unsolvable" January 9, 2026
Israeli American Liat Beinin Atzili was taken captive during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Over the next two months, her family members, including film director Brandon Kramer, tirelessly advocated for her release, an endeavor now documented in Kramer’s new film, Holding Liat. We speak to Atzili and Kramer about their family’s ordeal and Atzili’s […]
"The Voice of Hind Rajab," Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza January 9, 2026
Two years ago this month, the world was gripped by a series of shocking recordings of a 6-year-old girl in Gaza pleading for help as she sat trapped in a car riddled with bullets alongside the bodies of her cousins, aunt and uncle, who had just been killed by Israeli forces as the family attempted […]

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